Roller bearing



Aug.' 1.9, 1930. A. T. MAN 1,773,461

' ROLLER BEARING Filed July 18, 1924 Wl INVENTOR l Q 2%# J.

n BY m 719W@ Q Q1 ATTORNEYS a 50 When Patented Aug; 19, c

i cv-UNITE g 5*? ALBERT' T. KILLIAN, or PH ROLLER Application mea July lafV `The object of my inventionv is to provide a i roller bearing wherein the rollers are maintained` in true parallelism `with the roller,

paths, simple and compact in arrangement "t and of great durability l;` that will minimize the number of manufacturing operations therein and reduce costa; can be readilyztaken apart' for inspection and repairs; is adaptable to carry radial load and take end-thrust-'simultaneously); will retain the advantages of the best'ball bearing and at the same time sustain much heavier loads, withstand more abuse, and will attain certain, other advantages hereinafter moreV fully set forth;

In the drawing anneX'e'd- ,Fig 1 is a cross-se( :tion`a constructed in accordance with my invention;

Fig'. v2 is a view, partly in side elevation and partly in section, of the same; Y Fig. 3 is an enlarged transverse section through one side ofthe bearing; and a Figei is a side elevation of three ofthe rollers. `r

It is practically'impossible'to produce'rollersandraces commercially so that bothends Y will have/exactly the 'same diameter. Thereore,fit` frequentlyV happens that the'largerj .ends :of lthe rollers travel faster than the smaller ends7 with' the j result that they loe-y y come cramped or jammed'between the ribs or flanges'onthe racesj' and interfere with :the `free rolling of the rollers. p lf, with eXtreme precision 'and high cost, trueV cylinderslcould y vbe manufactured, theirfeflioiency'would bev ,35 destroyed'bylunequal loading of the hearings, internal end-thrust on'pthe rollers. and many `other causes. l lt has been theimpression that the employment of cages retainers, separator-rollers with or without trunnions, vfitting Y 40 load rollerssnugly betweenribs onthe racesl and various other vsuch means would confk vstrainfthe rollers'to theproper path, but, in every instance the heavyapressure causes the Y rollers to twist and overcome the guiding ef*- feet of these devices.y i 'Theljammedv rollers cause the' races yto lock, `preventing the bear# ing from'perforning thefunction orfwhiohv it was' intended and breaks" the bearing. n n Y e n roller bearings are subjected to both" l view of a bearing y ymost "ca se's'- the strain'` ILAiinrrrnrn,l .r'ENnsYLvANIn l Bama i 1524. b'seriai no, 7am/'74. n @dial find endl-thrust pressureiri either di;A

end-thrust loads on yone'bearing,A the external end-thrust' is resisted in e diagonally opposite directions by the' load rollers. rThe ends oiV4 the loadv rollers in contact with the ribsof rection,thatis`, the combination of radial and the stationary race are retarded, while at the y same time the opposite ends of the load yrollers will travel in the direction of the rotating race'. The eXtentto whichv the loadrollers are thrown outr ofparallelism is directly dependent luponlthe force ofthe end-thrust.

Itrwasfor the purpose of correctingthis ever present evil roller bearings that, my bearingjwas designed, "The evil is noty only effectively eliminated, but theV bearing" is,` brought tothe highestV state loiiefliciency,y `The arrangement of the partsffew :in 'num-v 1 of adjoining load rollers. These locking rollers: control land maintain but, do not force thegparallelismof the.v load rollers there is rolling contact at all times. Thelocling roll a ers perform a y,twofold purpose-they provide f an effectual/means ofpreserving thefparallelism 101ivr the: lead rollersllandprevent the load,` Y rollers l'from .contacting vvwith .each other.

ber, makes possiblefa hearing inwhich Vthe Having 'the rollersinterlock', as'hereinaftei" i setforth, holds the rollers in place without e the us'eof acageandother restrainingmeans,

' thnsfsimpliying the manufacture and "in` creasing' thejifacility with which' the device maybejputto'getherandtalen apart.

' jMybearineis composedoan inner annular'rin'grlOfandan outer 'annular ring i Tl'ie'uter annularring has formed at itsfopg'V v which ferm the*tworelatively-rotatable' parts and betweenwhich suitab'lerollersareplacedtL, y

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contact is increased by bevelled surfaces 16' formed on the inner sides of the flanges adjacent the edges of roller paths. The length of these bevelled surfaces is held within the desired limits by rabbeting theinner side ofv .each flange at 17. Provision is thus made to resist end-thrust in either direction with the minimum of friction by having the bevelled surfaces arranged so that they cooperate at an angle to the axes of the load rollers. The load rollers are provided with bevelled surfaces at their ends near their peripheries, which contact with the corresponding bevelled surfaces of the races. The clearance between thebevelled surfaces on the load rollers and the bevelled surfaces on the races is suilicient for free rotation ofthe parts. This clearance may be increased to meet the requirements of the service for which the bearing is used without sacrificing its efliciency.

To effectively counteract any twisting of theload rollers due toend-thrust or other causes, locking rollers 18 are interposed between each pair of adjoining load rollers. The locking rollers have reduced central portions adapted to coact with the load rollers. The reduced portio-ns have a small cross section permittingV the maximum number of carrying units or load rollers in a given space..

The enlarged ends of the locking rollers project ,beyond the load rollers and have bevelled surfaces 19 formed on their inner sides. These bevelled surfaces cooperate with, i; e., bear against, the vcorresponding bevelled surfaces on theiends of the load rollers that cooperate with the bevelled surfaces of the raceways. Both sets of rollers interlock and thereby prevent the load rollers from twisting out of parallelism except within the limits allowed by the locking rollers. The form and arrangement of the load rollers, locking rollers and raceways permit the loadrollers to have a free rolling motion, but at the same time are restrained from defiecting or swerving from a straight line by the bevelled surfaces on the *lockingrollersj As a result, the Y load rollers do' not tend'to the raceways. l

The locking rollers are -long'er'than the cramp or in load rollers by having added to their length the enlarged ends whose straight cylindrical surfaces alternately roll upon the straight cylindrical surfaces of the flanges of the inner and outer raceways. To prevent the locking rollers from carrying any of the bearing load, the space between the flanges of the inner and outer raceways is adequate to allow the enlarged end-s sufficient clearance for free rotation. rlhe flanges, which thus act as tracks for the locking rollers, are so formed that the axes of the locking rollers are maintained on a straight line with the axes of the adjoining load rollers; because of this relative position of the two sets of rollers, the load rollers ldo not operate to force the locking rollers radially inward or radially outward. Vvlh'en the locking roller-s are passing underneath the shaft or axle or at high speed, they roll upon the flanges of the outer raceway and are therefore retained against outward radial movement. At low speed, the locking rollers roll upon the flanges of the inner raceway when going over the top of shaft or axle and are retained against inward radial movement. The locking rollers are prevented from lateral displacement by thek adjoining load rollers.

The inner annular ring llas one of its flanges 14 removable to facilitate assembling.

This flange is so formed that it has the same y of less diameter than the roller path.

To Vassemble the bearing,` the load rollers are placed in the raccway of the outer annular ring'and held therein by a flat circular spring or other suitable means. are inserted between each pair of adjoining load rollers. The outer annular ring and rollers are then ypushed over the inner annular ring which operates to force the flat spring out of the bearing. Afterall the parts are assembled, the removable flange is pressed on Vthereduced end of the inner annular ring until the extension 2O 4abuts the shoulder 21 and is securely fastened thereon. The bearing can be disassembledwithout injury to its parts by driving or forcing the inner annular ring out of the removable Hange. l

The locking rollers yThe simplicity of my bearing will be appre- .travel inthe Qdirection Yof Ythe outer annular ring. l/Vhen sustainingend-thrust in opposite directions, the lateral pressure of the outer annular ring relatively to the inner ana5 ers on a straight line withthe'axes of the ,load

t rollers bythe-flanges of vthe inner andouter manufacturing cost.

nularrin'gl will force the bevelled surfaces of the outer raceway against the bevelled surfaces of the load'rollers .and the bevelled surfaces atthe opposite ends of the load rollers will contact with the bevelled surfaces of the inner raceway, thus transmitting the lateral pressure from one raceway to the other,` in either directionthrough the sainel rollers.

An importantrrfeaturejofmy bearing is that ample provision has' been made to effectually counteract any tendency of theirollers todeflect due to lend-thrust'` or ,other cause-s and at :the same time retain a very simple construction ofthe bearing parts, and a low As a result, rollers can be used instead 'of balls.- A bearingyusing rollers has( a larger bearing surface thanl a ball bearing of equal size;V consequently, itY

will withstand a greater end-thrust and carry a larger radial load. f My bearing canV be used purely as a radial bearing by providingl some other means for taking care of any eX- ternal end-thrust that may exist.

` The important features of my present design, therefore, are as follows: Y

1. The use of the straight cylindrical surf faces on the flanges on the inner and outer annular rings to act as tracks for the the enlarged portions orrheads of the locking rollers. s Y,

2. Locking rollers having enlarged ends bevelled at their inner sides running between the flanges of the inner and outer annular rings. l l

l3. Maintaining the axes of the locking rollannularv rings. j i n 4. kRabbeting the inner sides of the flanges of the outer annular ring when the bearings I are ofsinall size, and rabbeting ,the4 inner sides of all flanges as shown when the bearings are of medium and large size. The` signature. Y

i 7 i, Utilizing the flanges of inner and outer annular f rings as `means `.for retaining the centers of the locking rollers and adjoining loa d rollers in the same plane, thereby bring- Y ing the bevels ofthe locking rollers in contact with the loevels` of the load rollers at a point where the locking rollers are most effective" in maintaining the "loadmroll-L v ers in parallelism with theminimum of fricv Vtion The'sa'ine flanges serveto take all endthrust imposed upon the bearing.A -By utilizng the'v flanges in this manner, cages, re# tainer caps, etc. areeliminated. i What Ivclaim is.: e n

' A roller bearing embodying aniniierring and an outer ring, each having a centralload-` f roller-surface and a pair of annular anges arouiidt-he edges of said load-roller-surfaces,

the flanges on-o'ne ring beino oppositethe flanges on the other, all the facing-surfaces being. cylindrical, the inner corners between the flanges and said load-roller-surfaces being beveled, load-rollers having beveled ends y working on said beveled surfaces, and spacing-rollers having enlarged bevel heads rulining on the tracks afforded by lthe aforesaid..-

facing-surfaces of both the inner Vand outerV flangesfthe bevels onl sai-d heads being at theinner ends of the heads sov as to *engagel y Athe corresponding beveled surfaces ofthe load-rollers, each pairgof said flangesv lapprovaching said heads so closely as to maintain vthe center of each spacing-roller at `vall times approximately ina straight line with thecenter of the two adjacent load-rollers. y

VIn testimony whereof I rhereunto affix.. my

ALBERT 'it KiLLiAN.-

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spacey acts as a clearance for the ends ofthe large rollers and more particularlyfor shortf ening the bevel on the Vflanges so that a track of sufficient width will be provided for the enlarged portions of the locking rollers, and', further, it allows a clearance for thegrinding wheel when grinding bevels. It also keeps, the width of the'bearingcloser to the carry-` K ing length Aof the load rollers.

5. The extension on removable flange; this extensionfis of smaller `diameter than roller pathof inner annular ring, to provide a clearance for grinding wheel.; VTheextension will sei ve to give l the removable flange a wider surface of contact when `pressed on end of in-` ner annular ring, and also give 'more strengthl to the flange.

'6. Fitting removable flan'geloninner anf nular ring and grindingyboth as aunit'; this servestokeeptheibevelsand tracks forlock-l llng rollers concentric with Vthgp'ath the K *Y y ,ik

load rollers. 

